diff --git a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/video_common/src/xvid.c b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/video_common/src/xvid.c
index fa8a0f56..2bce03bd 100644
--- a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/video_common/src/xvid.c
+++ b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/video_common/src/xvid.c
@@ -80,3 +80,12 @@ u32 XVid_GetPixelClockHz(XVid_VideoMode VmId)
 
 	return ClkHz;
 }
+
+XVid_VideoFormat XVid_IsVideoFormatInterlaced(XVid_VideoMode VmId)
+{
+	if (XVid_VideoTimingModes[VmId].Timing.F1PVTotal == 0) {
+		return XVID_VM_PROGRESSIVE;
+	}
+
+	return XVID_VM_INTERLACED;
+}
diff --git a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/video_common/src/xvid.h b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/video_common/src/xvid.h
index 689becf5..cce9671d 100644
--- a/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/video_common/src/xvid.h
+++ b/XilinxProcessorIPLib/drivers/video_common/src/xvid.h
@@ -340,5 +340,6 @@ extern const XVid_VideoTimingMode XVid_VideoTimingModes[XVID_VM_NUM_SUPPORTED];
 /**************************** Function Prototypes *****************************/
 
 u32 XVid_GetPixelClockHz(XVid_VideoMode VmId);
+XVid_VideoFormat XVid_IsVideoFormatInterlaced(XVid_VideoMode VmId);
 
 #endif /* XVID_H_ */